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We have added to our flock over the years, some adopted from neighbors who decided chickens weren't for them, so we are assuming not all our birds were vaccinated against Marek's as chicks. We purchased seven 1-day old chicks from Meyer's and had them vaccinated against Marek's. They are 4...

She is one of 24 that we received this Wednesday morning from Meyer Hatchery. Their hatch date was 3/18, but several of the chicks already had some wing feathers coming in (including her) so we suspect she is between 1 and 2 weeks old. They were all vaccinated for Marek's. She was acting mostly...

We received 24 chicks this Wednesday morning from Meyers, hatch date 3/18, although some already had wing feathers so we're guessing they're a few days older. They are in a fresh brooder inside a climate controlled building and given fresh water daily. We are feeding medicated starter. All were...

One of our hens (5 years old) has an injury of some type, may have happened jumping down off the roost or mounted by our large rooster. She seems to be able to stand upright on both legs, but she isn't able to maneuver her right leg, she just pushes it in front of her and hops on the other leg...

One of our hens (5 years old) has an injury of some type, may have happened jumping down off the roost or mounted by our large rooster. She seems to be able to stand upright on both legs, but she isn't able to maneuver her right leg, she just pushes it in front of her and hops on the other leg...

We started our flock 12 years ago, with 27 one day old chicks (McMurray), turned out 7 were roosters. They are all gone now, except one hen (yes, we have a 12-year old hen still in great health). We have replaced hens over the years and currently have 22. We adopted a bantam rooster (from a...

we returned from holiday travels Monday afternoon to find our rooster with what appears to be bumblefoot in both feet. We soaked both feet in epsom salt for 30 minutes and was able to get the scab off his left foot, but the right foot appeared to have a thick scab through a puncture in the skin...

We've had chickens for 10+ years, usually keep a flock of around 20. We add a few pullets every year or so to keep egg production up. Currently we have 13 laying-age hens, 6 are between 6-9 months old, the rest vary 1-5 years. We've always had good egg production (6-8/day), even some laying...